Armored automobile.



C. D. ZUMWALT.

ARMORED AUTOMOBILE.

I Y APPLICATION'FILED SEPT.22.1915. 1,191,380 Patented July 18, 1916.

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C. D. ZUMWALT.

ARWORED AUTOMOBILE. APPucrImm FlL ED SEPT-22.1915.

Patented J uly 18, 1916.

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LVH'neo-aco $444 :7 gig/4,

ARMOBED AUTGMOBHE.

Application flied. September 22, 1815. Serial No.

To mZ whim z t ma concern I lie it known that I, SI-ESTER i). ZUMWAL n.eiiizzen o the United States, residing at "ltQl in the county of Halls,State of li issouii, have irwented certain new and useini Izn NoVQ-ments in Armored Automobiles; and I do hereby declare the fCllQVF into be a full, clear, and exact description the invention, such as willenable others in the art to which it appertains to i e and use the same.

This im'entio'n relates to armored autoliifil)il:5.

The object of this invention resides in the 12 1x0 1 'on of an armoredautomobile em 2111 improve-:1 construct-ion whereby the ei -ienoy of thesome as an offensive i materially enhanced.

L the above we other objects in View invention consists in the detailsof coninbtion and i' the arrangement and com- S L hinetion of pa is tobe hereinafter more flu described pariiculztariy QUKHJCQQ out n theappended claims,

in describing the invention in detail r fe v'ili be had to the occomp .ywherein like characters of refermote corresponding L 1:11-11 in Whichinme sew U211 longitudinssection; .2 a

of one of the 11 View of one I, a seeLion on 8 iisection.

o J the drawings the inv-tp'c' as comprising a body A siq portoe. heels10 in any suitable manner ie be 1):" peiied by .i'nezins of a 5;" :t;1oto

The body A is "o no comprises side memo ear member 11 and 2% from;

.m rear member il'KLlUlQS xngh the median which tori-1n of the b on, so

has. The boily fi'ililljl' com; 1; iioor 17 of any alesiz'edconsiruciion suitable ioi the service to be performedthereby. The

forward portion of the body A is inclined as oi; 18 and provuied withobservation pores Specificaiion of Letters Eatent.

19 adapted to be closed by means of shutters 20. The front portion ofthe body is also provided with a gun portQl through WllICl] projects 1:,512E129 mounted lipDIi e rotatable base 23 The gun 22 embociies theusual tiunziions 2% to one of which is secured :1 l'iand lever 25. Ali,a rm 2:6 is also secured to the some trunnion. for a purpose shat W1 '11presenfiiy Pivotally mounted upon the base 23 is a foot level 7 'c id Wl 8 i d l I. .W .m H pom; A an connect-m 0 the arm- 26 by means of alink 2. By 1115; construction it will be obvious til-ail the momma Julyis, i on.

can be rot 'ir-ci through the medium of iever while the gun 22 can beelevate-fl. $113 manipulaigion of the lever 27,

lever serving io effect lowering of be obvious. V

the floor 1'? adjacent each s n 1. ix me nraoneis and mounts i. r'ris 81running lonile bociy i and illsposed one The :0 is 31 are r'otatsbly 1ebras-Lets 29 and 30 and i. thereon pios which progeot tlm mgh suitrack:bar 39 to look the mea position for firing. ion is will be obvious I tthe go I 1 each sme of the body A can be orooerl sighted b" manmulafilnthe L l I J J (L iliJJlif; or etacensioni' 34.

i'bilcil OI M16 H11 The g1 s trigger ns cm: L

i'mi ii have rominnlv connected therewith g latch 20 adopted to ooinaim-lime of the triggers i3 1. firing shaft Elm-h of ihe slm H, ii; and%5 is prorod 31.

\l(i 3(l with trigger engaging lingers 4.6 so :11'-

ranged that the rotation oi said shafts will fire the associuied gunssuccessively instead of in volley. 'iho shafts 1i and -15 aye adapt edto be manually rotated through the medium of cranks 47 mounted oncorresponding ends of said shafts respectively.

\Vhat is claimed is 1. In an armored automobile, the combination with.the Wheeled body, of a pair of shafts rotatably mounted Within the bodyand extending lrmgitudinally of the latter, said shafts being disposedone above the other, a plurality of guns fixed on each shaft andprojecting through ports in the body, a second pair of shafts mutuallyconnecting the guns carried bythe first named shafts respectively, alink connecting the second named shafts, an arm on said link whereby thefirst named shaft may be manually rotated to train the guns carriedthereby, and means cooperating With said arm to hold the first namedshafts against rotation.

2. In an armored automobile, the combination With the wheeled body, of aplurality of guns pivotally mounted Within the body for movement in avertical plane, a trigger included in each gun, a rotatable shaftInutually connecting said guns and disposed in ;ture, in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

CHESTER D. ZUMWALT. Witnesses C. A. PINNBIJY, H. B. HORTON.

